TOWOROLDE, William ‹ LBT 08710 ›
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Floruit: 1578–1590
floruit 1578 (A)—1590 (A); Male
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATKYNS, Richard ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08278 › |
Had Apprentice(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Date | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURNOUR, Robert ‹ LBT 08596 › (fl. 1592-1592) | Bound |
Addresses (1)
| Date | Address | Trade at Addr | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1578, (1578-84) | Cheap, adjoining to the little Conduit | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1570 | Bound | to Richard Watkins (LBT/08278) |
| 2 Oct 1578 | Freed - Servitude | |
| 25 Jul 1590 | Appr - Binding | Robert Turnour (LBT/08596) |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
E / TOWREOLDE / TOWROLD,
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.267
TOWREOLDE (WILLLIAM), bookseller in London, 1578-84; Adjoining to the little Conduit in Cheap. Son of Thomas Toworolde of Nantwich, Cheshire, husbandman. Apprentice to Richard Watkins { WATKYNS, Richard ( - 1599) ‹ LBT 08278 › }, stationer of London, for eight years from March 25th, 1570: took up his freedom October 2nd, 1578 [Arber, i. 396; ii.679]. Amongst his publications was a quarto pamphlet entitled The true description of the burning of Nantwich, 1584, which is the only publication entered to him in the Registers, but he also published Edmund Bicknoll's Sword against swearing, without date, but ascribed to 1580.